Ebook: Cambridge pragmatism : from Peirce and James to Ramsey and Wittgenstein
Author: Misak Cheryl J.
- Tags: James William, 1842-1910, Peirce Charles S, (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914, Philosophy American, 20th century, Pragmatism
- Year: 2016
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Cheryl Misak offers a strikingly new view of the reception of American pragmatism in England. Supposedly it never recovered from the attacks of Russell and Moore; but Misak shows that Frank Ramsey, under the influence of Peirce, developed a pragmatist position of great promise, and that he transmitted that pragmatism to his friend Wittgenstein.
Abstract: Cheryl Misak offers a strikingly new view of the reception of American pragmatism in England. Supposedly it never recovered from the attacks of Russell and Moore; but Misak shows that Frank Ramsey, under the influence of Peirce, developed a pragmatist position of great promise, and that he transmitted that pragmatism to his friend Wittgenstein